093074051122

Scotland The Real Music From Contemporary Caledonia

Various Artists

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Format: CD

Cat No: SFW40511

Release Date:  24 June 2003

Label:  Smithsonian Folkways

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  093074051122

Genres:  Folk  World Music  

  • Description

    Fiona Ritchie, producer/host of NPR's nationally syndicated weekly show The Thistle & Shamrock®, invites you to discover 20 of her favorite Scottish vocal and instrumental tracks. This recording features the very best of a vibrant generation of singers, songwriters, composers, and musicians who through their own voices, tunes, and interpretations are writing the next chapter in a tradition that stretches back centuries. Scotland the Real is the ultimate insider's view of a vital part of the pan-Celtic revival, filled with talented, creative artists who build on the best of Caledonia's musical past to forge the Scottish music traditions of tomorrow. Extensive notes and lyrics. 20 tracks. 74 minutes.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. The Atlantic Reels: Mac Lain Oig's/The Scot Erin Reel/The Yester Man's Hand/The Old Man's Answer - B
      • 2. Norland Wind - Cilla Fisher
      • 3. Ruileadh Cailleach, Sheatadh Cailleach/The Bird's Nest/Harris Dance - Alasdair Fraser
      • 4. The Last Trip Home/The Luckenbooth - Battlefield Band
      • 5. Flashmarket Close/MacArther/Colonel Fraser/The Swallow's Tail - The Tannahill Weavers
      • 6. Garden Valley - Dougie MacLean
      • 7. Canan Nan Gaidheal - Catherine-Ann MacPhee
      • 8. Silver Darlin's - Battlefield Band
      • 9. Miss Wharton Duff/The Mare - Tony Cuffe
      • 10. Thaney - Malinky
      • 11. Slave's Lament - Chantan
      • 12. No Gods And Precious Few Heroes - Dick Gaughan
      • 13. Eynhallow Soond/The Halloween Flit - Jennifer & Hazel Wrigley
      • 14. Jimmy's Gone To Flanders - Jim Malcolm
      • 15. Two Waulking Songs - Maggie Machinnes
      • 16. Men O'Worth - Ed Miller
      • 17. The Pearl - Aly Bain
      • 18. Oor Hamlet - Adam McNaughton
      • 19. Da Sneck O' Da Smaalie/Doon Fae Nort/Jenna Reid Of Quarff - Fiddlers' Bid
      • 20. Both Sides The Tweed - Capercaillie